graafian follicle

Graaf·i·an fol·licle

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Definitions of graafian follicle words

noun graafian follicle one of the small vesicles containing a developing ovum in the ovary of a mammal. 1
noun graafian follicle a fluid-filled vesicle in the mammalian ovary containing a developing egg cell 0
noun graafian follicle any of the small, round, fluid-filled sacs in the ovary of higher mammals, each of which contains a maturing ovum surrounded by hormone-secreting cells 0
noun graafian follicle (biology) A mature ovarian follicle at the final stage of folliculogenesis. 0

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

1835-45; named after Regnier de Graaf (died 1673), Dutch anatomist; see -ian

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